In the good ol' days in order to obtain information on a
person of interest or subject, it could have an arduous task for the requester to
collate the necessary information from the various sources within this machine
we call government, depending on how large the 'file' was.
As new technology is implemented it is used to better
catalogue the serfs, but the 'problem' still exists where the administration of
this tech is at a high operating cost to the government.
Since the internet came into the public domain, where it
became commercialised, a (virtual) goldmine of data came into the hands of
people in government.
An incredible source of information is this invention called
email, where many people erroneously believe it is secure.
With the implementation of new technologies (i.e. apps, programs, operating systems), the end user is given less and less choice to make their data private or local PC based.
With the implementation of new technologies (i.e. apps, programs, operating systems), the end user is given less and less choice to make their data private or local PC based.
As an example with regards to Microsoft's Windows operating system, upon a fresh installation you can create a local user 'account', but you are 'enticed' into creating an online profile, through the various Microsoft based email account domains such as hotmail, live or outlook for free.
As people should realise, there is a cost to your 'free'
account where that cost is that the data that is stored on the corporation's
servers now belongs to them, where they do with it as they please, alleged
privacy and terms and conditions statements aside.
Now the best part about this collection of data, is that it
is easily available to persons who have the tools to access the so called
'secure' accounts.
Today one of the best tools for providing data to the
various players is the smart phone, which people have embraced so quickly,
where they are quite happy to put in all the hard work in cataloguing their
life for the various so called 'government' agencies to have access to.
As an example in the below screen capture, all you have to do to get 'free' WiFi access from your device is give them your email address, and you're up and running, where you give access to another entity to your information.
As an example in the below screen capture, all you have to do to get 'free' WiFi access from your device is give them your email address, and you're up and running, where you give access to another entity to your information.
Note: For the preservation of your privacy, we do not recommend logging into any service from your smartphone.
Do people really read the Terms and Conditions they agree to
when using these devices / services?
Do people deserve the (digital) slavery they're in?
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